Burgos · Castilla y León · CP 09117
La Cueva de Roa
La Cueva de Roa: living in Burgos
La Cueva de Roa offers 2577 sunshine hours a year, regional rural tax incentives and fibre available for remote work — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
89
Avg. summer temp
22.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#7869 / 8133
Overall score
4.6/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 6.2/10
Average. Housing about 922 €/m²; cost of living at 42% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 3.7/10
Worse than other places. About 2,577 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~29.7°C (0/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 7.0/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 67% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Community0.0
Community · 0.0/10
No verified open data for this pillar — it counts as 0 and lowers the overall grade.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.9/10
Average. Population 0.0% vs last year; registered unemployment −44.4% over the series; mean age 58.5; foreign residents 44.3%; property prices +4.5% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 7.8/10
In this place taxes are lower than in peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 3.9/10
Worse than other places. Founding/earliest record ~1,850; Natura 2000 covers about 2.2% of the area (nearest site ~1.1 km).
Place location
La Cueva de Roa in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
58.5
<16
3%
16–64
59.4%
65+
37.6%
International community
Spanish nationals: 68 (55.7%)
Foreign residents: 54 (44.3%)
- Bulgaria: 41
- Romania: 11
- Colombia: 2
Housing
Price €/m²
€922
Flats €/m²
848 €
Houses €/m²
996 €
6-year change
+30.2%
Province rank: # / 414 · 36% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land via neighbor 09136 (6.2km)
303 approx. sunny days · 11 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
66.7%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Burgos
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Hoces del Río Riaza (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 26.7 km
- 02Hoces del Río Duratón (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 35.1 km
- 03Sabinares del Arlanza-La Yecla (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 43.8 km
- 04Sierra Norte de Guadarrama (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 52.6 km
- 05Sierra Norte de Guadalajara (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 61 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · La Cueva de Roa
€2,611
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€1,667
People in Madrid pay more tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€2,257
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In La Cueva de Roa you pay €1,002 less tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
9.4%
SEPE unemployed
5
Affiliated workers (approx.)
37
Self-employed (approx.)
10
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
Ignacio Arranz Cabornero (PSOE)
2023–2027 · Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest city
Burgos · 86 km · 99 min
Nearest airport
Nearest airport · 91 km · 105 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / centro comarcal · 45 km · 50 min
High-speed rail
Nearest AVE / long-distance station · 96 km · 111 min
Nearest coast
Nearest coast · 118 km · 148 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · QUINTANA DEL PUENTE · 70 km · 60 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Roa De Duero · 6.2 km · 5 min
Local services
Local amenities have not been verified from open maps or official catalogs for this municipio yet.
Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
92
1,034 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Trucks
23
258 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
8
90 per 1,000 inhabitants
Around average for the population
Buses
0
0 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Tractors
0
0 / 1,000 cars
Below average vs peer places
Nutshell
2577 sunshine hours
La Cueva de Roa averages about 2577 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Rural tax incentives
Castilla y León offers up to €1200 relocation deduction and 15% taxable-base reduction for qualifying small municipalities.
About La Cueva de Roa
La Cueva de Roa is a municipality in Burgos (Castilla y León) with about 458 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2458 €/m². Compare La Cueva de Roa with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 09117 · CP 09117 · lat 41.655090303753894, lon -3.9409597838842814 · 358 m · Income: €34,206